Love my hunter model.

Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Always wanted to add a Bisley frame to my BH and SSM. Never did get around to it. They just feel better to my hand.
 
fiver

fiver

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i have the 41 version and spent most of a year looking for one in 45 colt.
still haven't seen a 45 in person, but the 44's were everywhere, shoulda just snagged one of those while they were there.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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The grip is the thing that holds me back on one. The way it is is just not for me. I had a import 44mag that I hated. Got rid of it right away.
 
Missionary

Missionary

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I hear ya Fiver.... The 45's see to be out being hunted. A LGS (now closed) was a Ruger Dist. Walked in one day and Ken says " Ya better look on the counter". There sat our 1st 45 Bisley. Blue also!! I sold have bought all three.
Ken knew me well though. He was always setting aside a Bisley for us. 41's were always top priority in any make or model.
 
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Snakeoil

Snakeoil

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I had a Hunter model that Ruger sent to me as kind of a warranty thing. I'd bought a brand new .44mag Stainless SBH. When I got it home I took it all apart to inspect everything and properly lube it. I noticed a pin hole of porosity in the top strap of the frame. It was actually bigger than a pinhole. You could not miss it with the cylinder out. I called Ruger and talked to somebody in product service. I asked if there was an acceptible level of porosity in their frames. The rep said that they don't have porosity in their frames. I told her the one in my hand did. She asked me to send it to her, which I did. A few days later I get a call from Ruger and they would like to replace my SBH with a new one, but they would not have one for a few weeks. I asked if they had a Hunter available and she said yes. A few days later, the gun was at my house. The only challenge here was it had a different SN and it was not on my permit. I promptly went down to the county clerk's office and explained what happened and she kind of rolled her eyes and had me fill out a new amendment form. She must've hand carried it to the judge because I had it in in a couple of days. I later sold the gun.
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Snakeoil said:
I had a Hunter model that Ruger sent to me as kind of a warranty thing. I'd bought a brand new .44mag Stainless SBH. When I got it home I took it all apart to inspect everything and properly lube it. I noticed a pin hole of porosity in the top strap of the frame. It was actually bigger than a pinhole. You could not miss it with the cylinder out. I called Ruger and talked to somebody in product service. I asked if there was an acceptible level of porosity in their frames. The rep said that they don't have porosity in their frames. I told her the one in my hand did. She asked me to send it to her, which I did. A few days later I get a call from Ruger and they would like to replace my SBH with a new one, but they would not have one for a few weeks. I asked if they had a Hunter available and she said yes. A few days later, the gun was at my house. The only challenge here was it had a different SN and it was not on my permit. I promptly went down to the county clerk's office and explained what happened and she kind of rolled her eyes and had me fill out a new amendment form. She must've hand carried it to the judge because I had it in in a couple of days. I later sold the gun.
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In my county the PP bureau does all the additions/subtractions right there and then.
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
L Ross said:
PP? Probation and Parole?:rofl:
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Pistol Permit bureau/section/whatever of the Country Clerks Office. Not my preferred way of doing things, but I live in a kommunist state. It's home. You can't imagine what they tried doing when the frickin' Plague was running hot.
 
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